Nearly lost in a fire, Zora Neale Hurston's final novel, 'The Life of Herod the Great,' is out more than 60 years after her death. The novel expands on her interest in the ancient king of Judea.

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Today, on what would have been Zora Neale Hurston’s 134th birthday, a posthumous novel by the American writer and cultural anthropologist has been published. The Life of Herod the Great, which Hurston was working on when she died in 1960, is a sequel to her 1939 novel Moses, Man of the Mountain, and up until now has been accessible only to scholars. As readers get their hands on this final work, writer Colin Grant takes the opportunity to look b…

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Not a muscle even twitched in the face and figure of Antipater as Herod made his dramatic exit from the chamber. With an expressionless mask and unmoving eyes, he nevertheless took in every slightest change of expression on the faces of the members of the Sanhedrin before him. Without turning his head, he noted what […]

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Zora Neale Hurston’s familiarity with the political and spiritual workings of the Roman Empire makes The Life of Herod the Great a thought-provoking read, particularly in her depiction of Herod’s visits to Cleopatra, Marc Antony and Caesar.

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A trained anthropologist and writer, Zora Neale Hurston worked on a novel about Herod the Great for much of her life. Planned as a companion to her 1939 book Moses, Man of the Mountain, it was unpublished when she died in 1960. The manuscript, part of the Hurston archive at the University of Florida, has … The post Book review of The Life of Herod the Great by Zora Neale Hurston appeared first on W CNN RADIO NEWS.

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Nearly lost in a fire, Zora Neale Hurston's final novel, 'The Life of Herod the Great,' is out more than 60 years after her death. The novel expands on her interest in the ancient king of Judea. The post How Zora Neale Hurston’s posthumous novel was rescued from a fire and published appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.

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